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"Design creates culture. Culture shapes values. Values determine the future."
— Robert L. Peters
NewsNation Senior Graphic Designer
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. • Chicago, United States of America 🇺🇸
The Senior Graphic Designer will create compelling graphic designs for daily news stories across various media platforms. The role requires working under tight deadlines and collaborating with a team of designers.
Responsibilities
- Design daily news graphics in Photoshop that can be complex at times.
- Create effective logo designs in Illustrator.
- Execute intermediate to advance level motion graphics in AfterEffects.
- Work effectively with tight deadlines and quick problem-solving skills.
- Duties such as photography, photo editing, print design, large format design, environmental design, projection map design, web design, social media design, on boarding of new team members when needed, and other design related work will be needed as necessary for specific projects.
Requirements
- 3-5 years’ experience working in broadcast news, local or national network level. Similar experience in broadcast entertainment or post-production or comparable design industry considered.
- Advanced graphic design and typography skills.
- Advanced skills in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
- Advanced layout and composition skills.
- Advanced Photo manipulations skills using Photoshop.
- Intermediate to advanced level motion design skills using AfterEffects.
- Must be able to work on tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Must be able to translate top news story content quickly and effectively into compelling graphic designs.
- High level ability to design for broadcast, print and digital media.
- Must work well solo or with others in a collaborative, team environment.
- Ability and willingness to share ideas, technical and creative concepts with other team members.
- Ability to follow brand standards, design workflow protocol.
- Skills in InDesign, Keynote, Powerpoint, Cinema 4D, Premiere software are a plus.
- Must be able to work Saturday or Sunday, early mornings or unconventional hours. Holiday work may be required.
- Job requires an undergraduate degree in graphic arts or equivalent experience.
- Must provide a link to an on-line portfolio for consideration.
Key Skills
- Adobe Photoshop
- Illustrator
- AfterEffects
- InDesign
- Keynote
- Powerpoint
- Cinema 4D
- Premiere software
- Typography
- Layout and composition
- Photo manipulations
- Motion design
- Time-management
- Communication skills
- Collaboration
- Problem-solving
Benefits
- Medical (with multiple plan options)
- Dental
- Vision insurance
- Paid time off
- 401(k) with company matching contributions
- Paid Parental leave
- Life insurance
About Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms, including more than 316,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America’s largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with more than 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, our national news network providing “News for All Americans,” popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets, including its local TV station websites, The Hill and NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property.
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